The Midland Agrarian: SOPA Strike

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

SOPA Strike

If you are in the US and reading this, please take five minutes and contact your senators to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
I am not tech savvy enough to blackout this site for the day, but in the time you could read anything I have to say, you can call your senators and make a difference.

Thanks,

Richard Grossman, the midland agrarian

4 comments:

Anand said...: This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.; January 18, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Anonymous said...: Thank you for having the courage to speak up about this issue. It's a very Orwellian scenario that we are facing. I live in Canada, so I don't have senators to contact, but I have my Heavenly Father to turn to, who is sovereign over all things. The great missionary to China, Hudson Taylor once determined to "to move man, through God, by prayer alone." May the Lord's will be done in this situation.

I noticed that you have linked to my blog on your sidebar. I never think that my blog is worthy, but thank you for your kindness, nevertheless! I still miss your dear wife's blogs but I've read that she is doing well, so that's good.

I appreciate your posts, especially the practical how-tos, but enjoy your comments on current events, too.

Blessings,
Brenda; January 19, 2012 at 2:23 PM
The Midland Agrarian said...: Brenda,
I enjoy your blogs of your agrarian journey. Please do pray for our country.

Thank you for the kind words; January 19, 2012 at 9:25 PM
The Midland Agrarian said...: Brenda,
I enjoy your blogs of your agrarian journey. Please do pray for our country.

Thank you for the kind words; January 19, 2012 at 9:25 PM

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Why the Midland Agrarian?

Cultural geographers and students of dialect call the great area of the Ohio valley, upper South and lower Midwest the "midlands of the US". The midland dialect around here includes words such as "redding" for cleaning up our rooms, the "Crick" where we get fish or swim, "youns" for plural "you" and "warshing" for the laundry. Cultural artifacts from the midlands include forebay barns.

Western Pennsylvania was also once a part of the "middle ground" between the Great Lakes and the main portion of the Ohio Valley.

I chose the name "midland" agrarian to distinguish between the many fine southern agrarian writers (Like Wendell Berry), and the truly northern agrarian writers, like Russell Kirk and Eric Sloane. This was not an attempt to place myself in their company, but to recognize the unique aspects of my home country, which I love.